STA to present Gershwin Broadway musical

Monday

Apr 22, 2013 at 3:15 AM

DOVER — St. Thomas Aquinas High School Drama students are hard at work on this year’s spring musical, Crazy For You, the hilarious all-Gershwin Broadway musical, and opening night is right around the corner.

Over 50 students have been rehearsing for weeks, for a show that involves extensive song and dance routines, as well as memorable musical numbers. The story line centers around Bobby Child, who wants to be a star in the Zangler Follies (against the wishes of his mother and his fiancée.) He travels to Nevada to foreclose on a theater on behalf of his mother’s bank. However, when he arrives in Deadrock, home to the laziest cowboys in the west, he falls in love with Polly, the daughter of the theater owner, and decides to save the theater in classic fashion --- by putting on a show! Of course, the only men available are cowboys and some vacationing Follies dancers, so the antics that ensue are lively and, well…. crazy.

The book for Crazy for You was created in the 1930s as a vehicle for popular songs by George Gershwin, all of which are now classics: “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me” to name just a few.

All are welcome April 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. for a fabulous night of song and dance, laughter and fun. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the door.